Town of Fairlee

What Town of Fairlee does

The Town of Fairlee is a Vermont municipal government entity chartered in 1761 by Governor Benning Wentworth as one of the New Hampshire grants, serving a year-round population of 988 (2020 Census) in the town of Fairlee between the Connecticut River and the Green Mountains. It delivers local governance, public services, infrastructure maintenance, zoning enforcement, permitting, emergency preparedness, recreation, library services, and community development through a small staff of 11-50 employees headquartered at 75 Town Common Road, Fairlee, VT 05045. Service delivery is conducted via in-person town offices, a transfer station, the Fairlee Public Library, and a digital infrastructure layer comprising the fairleevt.gov website, online payments portal, the Fairlee Focus mobile app (Apple Store and Google Play), and the CodeRED emergency notification system. Core functional offerings include permits and applications, town clerk and treasurer services, public works (roads, trash/recycling, water), Lake Morey environmental monitoring and greeter program, and community engagement via email newsletters and the Vital Communities-hosted Fairlee Listserv. The Town is governed by a Selectboard, Planning Commission, Development Review Board, and various other boards and commissions, with no parent company, private equity, or venture capital ownership — it operates under Vermont state jurisdiction and is funded through property taxes, fees (published Fee Schedule), and intergovernmental sources. Recent strategic activity includes adoption of a Short Term Rental Ordinance (November 2023), retail cannabis zoning (July 2023), Unified Development Bylaw amendments (2021-2022), Lake Morey alum treatment under a Vermont DEC NPDES permit, and expansion of Tri-Valley Transit service. The Town has received regional recognition including the 2024 Town Clerk of the Year (Vermont Municipal Clerk and Treasurer Association), the 2023 Tony Torchia Award (Vermont Rural Water Association), and the 2024 Lake Wise Award (Vermont DEC).

Name

Town of Fairlee

Legal name

Town of Fairlee

Website

https://fairleevt.gov

Company type

Private

Founded year

1761

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Town of Fairlee is a Vermont municipal government serving ~988 year-round residents, delivering local governance, emergency notifications, permitting, zoning, public works, library, and Lake Morey environmental monitoring through a small staff and digital infrastructure including the Fairlee Focus mobile app.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Solid Waste Collection (562111), Waste Collection (5621), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (92512)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Municipal Tax & Revenue Administration (Local) (BPAIACAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services (BPAIACAI), Public Works / In-House Municipal Collection Operations (EUAIAAAF)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Local public administration
• Town government operations
• Civic infrastructure management
• Community governance services

Headquarters

HQ city

Fairlee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Town of Fairlee is a municipal government entity providing local government services and public administration to its residents and the broader community. It delivers civic services such as local governance, public records administration, tax collection, and community infrastructure oversight.

Product overview

The Town of Fairlee website (fairleevt.gov) serves as the digital portal for a Vermont municipal government, offering a unified platform of administrative services rather than a commercial product portfolio. The core offerings include digital municipal services (online payments, permits, clerk and treasurer functions), emergency communications (CodeRED notifications, Fairlee Focus mobile app), environmental monitoring (Lake Morey conditions), community engagement (newsletters, listserv), and public facilities (library services, transfer station). These services operate as integrated government functions rather than separate commercial products or modules.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Municipal Governance and Administration

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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App detail

Integration5 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Lake Morey Protective AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2024Lake Morey Protective Association accepted the Lake Wise Award on behalf of the lake community. The association works with the Town on water quality initiatives including the successful alum treatment.
• Tri-Valley TransitcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2024Tri-Valley Transit expanded Bradford Area Circulator service starting April 9, 2024 with added Woodsville service and later start times on Mon-Wed-Fri schedule.
• Vermont Rural Water AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2023Vermont Rural Water Association presented the Tony Torchia Award to Lance Colby, Fairlee's Chief Water Operator, at their Annual Conference recognizing 76 years of family service to the Town of Fairlee.
• Tri-Valley TransitcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2022Tri-Valley Transit provides expanded bus service to Fairlee including the Bradford Area Circulator with Tuesday/Thursday service between Fairlee and Bradford, and River Route commuter service to Dartmouth College/Hanover, DHMC, and Lebanon area on weekdays. Service is fare-free through June 2023.
• Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (VT DEC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2022VT DEC conducted Lake Morey Water Quality Presentation on March 10, 2022 to communicate understanding of water quality conditions. Staff including lake scientists and watershed planners present monitoring data and engage with community on lake health.
• Vital CommunitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVital Communities hosts the Fairlee community listserv enabling resident-to-resident communication and town news distribution. Fairlee residents subscribe to receive community updates.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Town of Strafford, VT: Upper Valley Vermont town of similar scale and rural-residential character; comparable because both towns deliver the standard set of small-town municipal services and engage with regional partners such as Tri-Valley Transit.
• Town of Thetford, VT: Neighboring Upper Valley Vermont town of similar population and rural character, providing analogous services — Selectboard governance, transfer station, recycling, permits, and emergency notifications — and sharing transit and lake-related regional dynamics.
• Town of Orford, NH: Connecticut River border town across from Fairlee with similar small-town population and a comparable suite of municipal services (highway, transfer station, emergency services, planning/zoning); directly comparable as a peer New England town government.
• Town of Piermont, NH: Connecticut River valley town across from Fairlee with comparable population, rural character, and municipal service profile including transfer station, emergency services, zoning, and lake-related community functions.
• Town of Vershire, VT: Another small Vermont town providing comparable local governance, tax collection, transfer station, and emergency services; directly comparable because Fairlee's new Town Administrator previously served Vershire as Clerk and Treasurer.
• Town of Newbury, VT: Nearby Orange County Vermont town offering a directly comparable mix of municipal services (Selectboard governance, recycling/transfer station, lake/watershed management, library services, permits, online payments) at a similar small-town scale.
• Town of Bradford, VT: Adjacent Orange County town of comparable scale that partners with Fairlee via the Bradford Area Circulator bus route; offers the same municipal services (tax administration, transfer station, zoning, permits) to a similar small-town population.
• Town of West Fairlee, VT: Adjacent Vermont town of similar very small scale providing the same core municipal functions — tax collection, road maintenance, transfer station, and emergency notification — to a comparable rural population.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/town-of-fairlee

Compliance1 record

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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